Research
Price Declines Are Accelerating for D&O Coverage: Willis Towers Watson
Price decreases accelerated for directors and officers insurance in the 2016 third quarter, a period during which commercial insurance prices generally remained flat once again overall. The latest ...
Insurability Challenges Hamper Cyber Market Development: Geneva Assoc. Report
While insurance against cyber risk represents a tremendous new business for the insurance industry, numerous problems with the insurability currently impede the development of the market," according ...
Carriers Can Avoid Some 2017 Uncertainty by Combating Cyber Risk, Embracing Innovation
Property/casualty face uncertainty about how they'll fare in 2017 for a variety of reasons, but there are four ways the sector can boost its odds for success, a new EY report argues. Insurers can ...Rising Risks Could Cost Global Cities $1.17 Trillion of GDP in 2017: Cambridge Study
The costs of major shocks to the global economy from natural and manmade threats could put at risk $1.17 trillion of the total projected GDP of the world's major cities in 2017, according to the ...
Sleep Loss Costs U.S. $411B Each Year: RAND Corp.
We all know sleep deprivation takes a toll on our health, but what about the economic cost? New research from RAND Corp. shows that lack of sleep costs the U.S. economy $411 billion each ...
D&O Liabilities Are Becoming More Complex Around the Globe: Allianz Report
Company directors and senior managers across the globe are increasingly likely to face costly regulatory investigations, criminal prosecutions or civil litigation, which not only put their company's ...
Insurer Acquirers in M&A Deals See Their Stock Price Soar, Eventually
Mergers and acquisitions have consistently lifted the share price of insurers who pursued the practice, though it takes some patience for the phenomenon to happen. Acquirers have outperformed their ...U.S. P/C Insurers’ 2017 Prospects Earn Negative Sector Outlook From Fitch
The U.S. property/casualty insurance sector faces enough obstacles heading into 2017—everything from heavy competitive pricing to weaker profitability—that Fitch Ratings changed its fundamental ...